In honor of the publication of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job by Emily Bennington and Skip Lineberg on April 13, we’re running a special Twitter contest. Beginning Monday, May 17, 2010, and running through Friday, May 28, 2010, the book’s publisher, @CrownPublishing, will tweet an Effective Immediately trivia question each week, along with the hashtag #EffectiveImmediately. Tweet your answer, include the #EffectiveImmediately hashtag, and you’ll be eligible to win a copy of Effective Immediately.

HOW TO ENTER:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter by responding to one of the quiz questions on Twitter to @CrownPublishing and including the #EffectiveImmediately hashtag between 10:00:00 A.M. (ET) May 17, 2010 and 11:59:59 P.M. (ET) on May 28, 2010. LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. MULTIPLE TWEETS FROM THE SAME PERSON AND/OR TWITTER ACCOUNT WILL BE VOID.

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late or misdirected tweets; computer malfunctions, including but not limited to any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission or communications line failure; or theft, destruction or unauthorized access to entrant’s Twitter account. Tweets that contain errors, are incomplete, corrupted or illegible will not be accepted. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify entries from anyone tampering with the Twitter entry process.  If, for any reason, the sweepstakes or any drawing is not capable of running as planned as a result of a computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical limitations or failures, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, could compromise, undermine or otherwise affect the Official Rules, administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right and absolute discretion to modify these Official Rules and/or to cancel terminate, modify or suspend the sweepstakes.  In the event of termination or cancellation, Winners will be selected from all eligible entries received before termination.

ELIGIBILITY:

This sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) over the age of 18 at time of entry. All federal, state, and local regulations apply. Void where prohibited. Employees of Random House, Inc., its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, and agencies, and their immediate family members and persons living in their household are not eligible to enter this sweepstakes.

WINNER SELECTION:

Twenty (20) Winners will be chosen at random on or around May 29, 2010, from all eligible entries received by the entry deadline. Odds of winning depends on the number of eligible entries received. Sponsor will notify Winners by sending a tweet. Winners will be required to provide his/her address for mailing of the prize.

PRIZE:

The Winners will each receive one free copy of the book EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY by Emily Bennington and Skip Lineberg (ISBN: 978-1-58008-999-9).  Taxes on the prize, if any, are the responsibility of the Winners.

WINNER LIST:

For the name of the Winners, available after May 28, 2010, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Effective Immediately Sweepstakes, Ten Speed Press, attn: Jenny Burbank, 6001 Shellmound Street, 4th Floor, Emeryville, CA 94608 by June 4, 2010.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

By participating in this sweepstakes, entrants agree to abide by these official rules. Sponsor is not responsible for injury or damage to any computer, other equipment, or person relating to or resulting from participation in the sweepstakes, or participating in the Twitter network. Entrants release Sponsor, its agencies, and assigns from any liability, damage and/or loss resulting from participating in this sweepstakes and/or the acceptance, use or misuse of the prize. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to publish, post online, or otherwise refer to the name of the winner in any and all forms and media throughout the world, and for any and all publicity or promotional purposes, without obligation or compensation, except where prohibited by law.

SPONSOR: Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.

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